VMI has been a Living Wage Employer for 6-years Back in June 2017, VMI became a certified Living Wage Employer, as it ensured that our staff could earn a wage which the Living Wage Foundation calculated would be enough … Read more
May ’23 – VMI Becomes Net Power Exporter May 2023 was the first month when VMI became a net exporter of power. In May 2023, VMI imported 2,307KWh of power from the grid but with 55KW of solar … Read more
Company Wood-burning Pizza Experience VMI company wood-burning pizza-experience day, May 2023, which was a real team effort, for which a lot of fun was had by all and a lot of pizzas were consumed … Read more
Phoenix Rise Large Sensor Cinematography There’s a stigma that some kids’ shows can have which is about tending to have the same quite high key look and not affording that many creative opportunities,” says Claudio Cadman, the show’s director of photography (Cunk On Earth)…
VMI Supports RA Futures Programme VMI continues to support the RA Agency Futures Program by offering space and equipment to aid training to help them with their aim of identifying and developing black female talent … Read more
The VMI Value-added Factor Seriously, why choose one rental company over any other? We think that exemplary customer service, delivered entirely carbon-neutrally and which is competitively priced are our value-added-factors. Ready why here:
First Short Films Shot by WLC Students using VMI donated ARRI Alexa Camera kit Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB1KOZiQbdc Sometimes, two organisations can help each other and both feel that they have achieved the best deal and VMI’s long-standing collaboration with West London College is one of those rare … Read more
Judgement Day – VMI Publishes Lens Comparison Videos Cinematography, Lenses In a break from tradition demos, VMI invited 40 camera department professionals to come and shoot their own tests across full frame lenses from Cooke, Gecko, Tribe and Sigma on either Sony Venice or ARRI Mini LF. No agendas. No hard selling. Just creative people doing what they do best.
VMI has our own Brazilian Rainforest (really!) This is not quite as crazy as it sounds but there genuinely is a region of Brazilian rainforest which we have paid to be caretakers of, as part of an … Read more
London Building Solar expanded to 40KW VMI’s London HQ building which was fitted with a 10KW Solar PV array in 2022, has been expanded to 40KW in April 2023 in order to cope with the substantial … Read more
Judgement Day – VMI Publishes Lens Comparison Videos FINALLY, THE FILMS ARE READY! In a break from tradition demos, VMI invited 40 camera department professionals to come and shoot their own tests across full frame lenses from Cooke, … Read more
VMI now showing the Carbon Saved on Quotes As a carbon-neutral company, we thought that it might be fun to calculate and show our clients just how much carbon they were saving. We use the CO2e/£1m ratio to … Read more
VMI IS ALBERT-CERTIFED CARBON NEUTRAL VMI paid to offset our 121.4T of CO2e carbon emissions generated in 2022 to invest in a project to preserve the Brazilian Rainforest to avoid deforestation over a 30 year … Read more
VMI Publishes its third Carbon Audit VMI has completed its third Carbon audit, which confirms that CO2 emissions have reduced for a 3rd year and are now at half of 2019 levels, two full years ahead … Read more
The Creative and Technical Differences between Full Frame and S-35 Cinematography Fully Updated Article, April 2023: To shoot Full-Frame or S-35? Are there really artistic reasons for shooting on FF? What are the advantages and what gear will I need?
Robert Grooms, winner of the UoP Best Cinematography Award sponsored by VMI, shooting with his rental prize Robert Grooms is a talented cinematographer who graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2022, having won their Best Cinematography prize for his work on the dystopian film, frequency. The … Read more
VMI’s clients win 3 awards at the Royal TV Society Awards. A huge recognition to three of VMI’s clients who won awards yesterday at the RTS awards for Dodger (Children’s Programme Award); Brassic (Best Comedy Drama) and Tinder Swindler (Best Single … Read more
VMI hosts local students for an Insight Day VMI hosted 20 students from across 7 different West London Colleges to attend an insight day at VMI. Business studies and Media studies students were given a tour and attended … Read more
VMI Halves Carbon Emissions since 2019 VMI has completed its third Carbon audit, which confirms that CO2 emissions have reduced for a 3rd year and are now at half of 2019 levels, two full years ahead … Read more
Bristol Building Solar expanded to 15KW VMI’s Bristol building which was fitted with a 10.6KW Solar PV array in 2022, has been expanded to 15KW in March 2023 in order to provide the majority of it’s … Read more
VMI is awarded Highly Commended in West London Business Awards 2023 VMI, a has been awarded Highly Commended for Park Royal Business of the Year and named a finalist for Race To Zero Company of the Year in the West London … Read more
Not Another Boring Lens Comparison Event Mar 7/8, Acton In a break from tradition demos, VMI would like camera department professionals to come and see some of our new FF lenses and help to create a ‘real world’ comparison … Read more
VMI profiled in Ealing news for 2023 West London Business Awards Link: https://ealing.news/business/ealing-news-meets-vmi-tv-shortlisted-for-west-london-business-awards-2023/ EALING.NEWS meets VMI.TV, shortlisted for West London Business Awards 2023. Article reproduced from EALING.NEWS reporter 21 February, 2023 Eleven businesses based in Ealing have been shortlisted in 11 categories at this year’s West … Read more
Free Introductory Lighting Courses Run VMI hosted a one day introductory course in February for anyone in the industry wanting to know more about lighting and specifically, learning how to light.The course was given by … Read more
5 years of Wellness Days at VMI As a monthly treat, VMI arranges for a masseuse to visit VMI in Acton on the last Tuesday of the month to give a personal massage to consenting staff. It … Read more